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I think fluid movement (original) will come in handy if there's a slower scene, especially if something's zoomed in. When the stickman enters the scene you clearly see the choppiness but as he moves away it looks much better. If you render Castle 4 ENTIRELY the "stepped way" some folks will assume your system couldn't handle fluid animation haha

I can't decide which one is the best... I think a combination of both will produce good results.

I think fluid movement (original) will come in handy if there's a slower scene, especially if something's zoomed in. When the stickman enters the scene you clearly see the choppiness but as he moves away it looks much better. If you render Castle 4 ENTIRELY the "stepped way" some folks will assume your system couldn't handle it haha

I can't decide which one is the best... I think a combination of both will produce good results.

I assume from the blog post that all the other moving parts would move at 24 fps, to give it a more intentional look. I feel almost like varying it might look less intentional (like the lag during some of the busier shots in repercussions D2)

Well, I honestly dont like the stepped version. It's more clunky than I'm comfortable with watching, and despite getting that "oh my god why is my browser lagging" feel, it doesn't really achieve anything for me... doesn't make me nostalgic about the old flash animations.
So yeah, I vote for fluid animation, 24 fps character and floor.

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Stepped version reminds me of handdrawn animation(which I'm a big fan of) - could it be that teeny bit of imperfection that makes the motion more lifelike? Either way, both look good on their own ways but I'd vote for stepped if I have to make a choice.

While the first is definitely more pleasant on the eyes, I think the stepped version might help prevent a CGI plastic kind of feel to the animation. Almost giving it a stop motion, heavy kind of feel. I would have to see the animation in context to know which I definitively prefer, but I'm actually leaning towards the stepped version on first impression. The other one looks too smooth and a bit floaty, as far as I'm concerned.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to make Madder praise the Beatles? I have been trying for three consecutive years to do that without success, but you managed it through the power of your wrongness. I'm kind of proud in a sick twisted way.